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Discuss Spotify for Windows
PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...
Newbie
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...
Visitor
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There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c
Newbie
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Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...
I am running spotify on Windows 10 and have Premium. I have a play list but can't skip to next song. When I click next it stops the song. When I click play it restarts the same song. I can only use the mouse and slide track to the end of the song and...
I am running spotify on Windows 10 and have Premium. I have a play list but can't skip to next song. When I click next it stops the song. When I click play it restarts the ...
Community Legend
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Hi. I've searched a lot without finding any answer. I was asking my self why my collaborative playlist can't be seen as my other public playlist. I mean, why can't I have a playlist with my friend that everyone can see without having the permission t...
Hi. I've searched a lot without finding any answer. I was asking my self why my collaborative playlist can't be seen as my other public playlist. I mean, why can't I have a playlist wi...
Roadie
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Spotify keeps freezing up my entire computer when I open or close it. A complete lock down, even the cursor wouldn't move. I'm forced to hold down the power button or sometimes a bluescreen would appear and my computer will restart. Nothing else on m...
Spotify keeps freezing up my entire computer when I open or close it. A complete lock down, even the cursor wouldn't move. I'm forced to hold down the power button or sometimes a bluescreen would app...
Community Legend
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Can't change the order of tracks, by dragging and dropping, in some playlists. Is this a Premium feature? Thanks. DerekLazard
Can't change the order of tracks, by dragging and dropping, in some playlists. Is this a Premium feature? Thanks. DerekLazard
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Ever going to fix this? Happened since creator update. Version 1.0.68.407.g6864aaaf
Ever going to fix this? Happened since creator update. Version 1.0.68.407.g6864aaaf
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I have been using (and loving) Spotify since 2015. I have a Premium account. I use my desktop and have the app. Yesterday all was well. Today I received the following message when I tried to open the app " Cannot find 'api-ms-win-core-processthread- ...
I have been using (and loving) Spotify since 2015. I have a Premium account. I use my desktop and have the app. Yesterday all was well. Today I received the following message when I...
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So, this bug has been happening with me for a while.As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently playing" box is just freezed in a random song I listened to pr...
So, this bug has been happening with me for a while. As you can see in the .pgn annexed in this thread,even though I chose a certain song to be played (Holding onto Gravity) the "currently play...
Music Fan
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After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song name and artist stays the same. I failed to find any s...
After an ad ends, the artist is still "spotify" and the name of the song is the last song played before the ad, even though the songs continue to play one after the other. Whatever the song, song nam...
Music Fan
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Every time I start up Spotify, I get the main screen, which shuts off and then it says it's 'installing Spotify'. It only takes tiime and annoys the living daylights out of me! Can this be solved?
Every time I start up Spotify, I get the main screen, which shuts off and then it says it's 'installing Spotify'. It only takes tiime and annoys the living daylights out of me! Can this be solved?
Casual Listener
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Sometimes song information is missing from my daily mix. A restart and reinstall of spotify have not fixed the issue. Good luck. Cheers.
Sometimes song information is missing from my daily mix. A restart and reinstall of spotify have not fixed the issue. Good luck. Cheers.
Community Legend
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When I was listening to Spotify, one of the ads length bar said a very large amount of time 4271:00. This was not the actual length of the ad (it was a 30 second ad). This is minor and doesn't affect much, but I just thought you should be informed. P...
When I was listening to Spotify, one of the ads length bar said a very large amount of time 4271:00. This was not the actual length of the ad (it was a 30 second ad). This is minor and doesn't affect...
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Starting a few months ago if I had Spotify paused in the background of my PC, it would randomly start playing. This was pretty annoying but I learned to just close out of Spotify when I wasn't listening. The other day, however, I got an Amazon Echo a...
Starting a few months ago if I had Spotify paused in the background of my PC, it would randomly start playing. This was pretty annoying but I learned to just close out of Spotify when I was...
Newbie
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Since yesterday, my search is not working, nothing i write appears. On me cell phone or on the site search spotify works normally, any help?
Since yesterday, my search is not working, nothing i write appears. On me cell phone or on the site search spotify works normally, any help?
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hi everyone, Im premium user and using spotify desktop on windows platform. Search button is not working can't find any song albums etc. How can i fix this problem?
hi everyone, Im premium user and using spotify desktop on windows platform. Search button is not working can't find any song albums etc. How can i fix this problem?
Casual Listener
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Hi, I have a problem with my spotify on PC. Because everytime I open the app I have to redownload all the playlist that I have downloaded before. Is this a bug or I have to reinstall my spotify? I am using Windows 8 by the way. I hope there is a solu...
Hi, I have a problem with my spotify on PC. Because everytime I open the app I have to redownload all the playlist that I have downloaded before. Is this a bug or I have to reinstall my spotify? I am...
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I had problems with my dsound.dll for some reason. every time I started Spotify (and any other program that used dsound.dll) it would come up with an error message saying that "dsound.dll is not designed to run on windows or contains an error" etc., ...
I had problems with my dsound.dll for some reason. every time I started Spotify (and any other program that used dsound.dll) it would come up with an error message saying that "dsound.dll is not desi...
Community Legend
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Every time I try to sync songs from my pc to iPod touch, it says "Song Not Downloaded: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer."I do own the song, but it won't allow me to sync it from the computer.I've tried deleting and re-installin...
Every time I try to sync songs from my pc to iPod touch, it says "Song Not Downloaded: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer." I do own the song, but it won't allow me to sync it f...
Music Fan
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Dear Spotify,Is it possible to share saved songs as a public playlists with other users?
Dear Spotify, Is it possible to share saved songs as a public playlists with other users?
Music Fan
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Hi, i have a galxy j7 and when i download playlists it takes a lot, a playlist of 30 songs takes like 7 hours, my internet is of 50 mb, the last week was good but now no, pls help
Hi, i have a galxy j7 and when i download playlists it takes a lot, a playlist of 30 songs takes like 7 hours, my internet is of 50 mb, the last week was good but now no, pls help
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"Cannot find 'API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-2.DLL' Anyoine else expeiencing this? I can't run or even uninstall with out this showing up.
"Cannot find 'API-MS-WIN-CORE-PROCESSTHREADS-L1-1-2.DLL' Anyoine else expeiencing this? I can't run or even uninstall with out this showing up.
Regular
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